The Iskelmälaulaja drove about 40 kilometers over the speed limit last November.
In addition to his singing career, Taavitsainen is also remembered for the Petoliset program. Henri Kärkkäinen
Iskelmä singer Marita Taavitsainen, 57, has been fined again for pandering.
– It was speeding. It happened in an overtaking situation on the highway, Taavitsainen commented to Iltalehte.
The situation happened at Nurmijärvi in the afternoon on November 24.
– The 120 km/h speed limit had just dropped to 100 km/h, but when I was driving 103 km/h.
According to the penalty order, Taavitsainen was driving 143 kilometers per hour in the area of 100 km/h. The speed was determined by radar.
The authorities considered that the iskelmä singer’s driving was capable of causing a danger to the safety of others.
Taavitsainen was fined 24 days for endangering traffic safety. With moderate income, 144 euros were accumulated. Since the amount fell short of the maximum fine of 200 euros, an APR increase of 56 euros was added.
With the crime victim fee, the amount finally rose to 240 euros.
Already the third time
This is already the third fine imposed on Taavitsainen within a year due to heavy gas pedal.
Previously, he has been caught driving 38 kilometers over the speed limit in Salo on September 14. The crash happened on Sunday in the early evening on Satase road. From the 20 day fine, 640 euros accrued to be paid, i.e. with the crime victim fee, a total of 680 euros.
The crash before this one was dealt with in the district court. Taavitsainen reached a speed of 109 kilometers per hour on Kitee Kuutostie, even though the limit was 80 kilometers per hour.
The District Court of North Karelia sentenced Taavitsainen to a fine for endangering traffic safety on November 6. 14 daily fines made his income 448 euros, plus a 40 euro crime victim fee. The verdict remained final.
Last year’s skirmishes have thus far cost Taavitsainen a little over 1,400 euros in total.
The tango queen of yesteryears
Taavitsainen, who was crowned tango queen in 1995, is remembered for her songs, among other things Andrew, When you touch me and Take it close to you.
The singer was also seen Traitors– program in 2023. Taavitsainen’s perceived inappropriate behavior in the television competition made headlines.
Among other things, Taavitsainen put down his competitors with forceful words and threw his lip gloss at the other.
– I apologize for all my babbling, but this is so wrong, Taavitsainen said to the cameras after the situation.
